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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish , borrowed from Latin chīrurgia, from chīrurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) (cf. χειρουργία (kheirourgía)), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work, labor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾuˈxia/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siɾuˈxia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: ci‧ru‧gí‧a
Noun
cirugía f (plural cirugías)
- surgery
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